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Date: 2026-03-04 09:57:50+00:00UTC

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CNN: Fulton County, Georgia, jail leadership resigns after inmate's death and accusations of unsanitary conditions

Three officials at the Fulton County, Georgia, jail have stepped down amid an investigation into the death of an inmate whose family said was housed in a filthy, bug-infested cell that "was not fit for a diseased animal."

The Japan Times: Man held for splashing oil-like substance at shrine near Tokyo in 2015

Masahide Kanayama, a 63-year-old man who lived in the U.S., was brought back to Japan under the U.S.-Japan extradition treaty.

NHK: 旧統一教会に解散命令 東京高裁 清算の手続き始まる

旧統一教会の高額献金や霊感商法の問題をめぐる解散命令の請求について、東京高等裁判所は「教団が実効性のある対策を自発的にとることは期待しがたい」として、東京地裁に続いて教団に解散を命じる決定をしました。解散命令の効力は直ちに生じ、「清算人」に選任された弁護士が教団本部を訪れ、清算の手続きが始まりました。

CNN: He was free for 2 years. Now Crosley Green is back in prison for a crime he says he didn't commit

A Florida man who served three decades behind bars for a murder he says he didn't commit returned to prison Monday after spending the past two years building a life outside prison walls.

The Japan Times: Government panel on foreign buyers of land to submit proposal this summer

The panel convened as the government aims to submit a bill to tighten restrictions on land purchases by foreign nationals in the current parliamentary session.

NHK: トランプ大統領「非常に順調だ」成果強調 イランも報復攻撃

アメリカのトランプ大統領はイランへの軍事作戦について、「非常に順調だ」として成果を強調した上で、現在の指導部に対し、新たな攻撃で打撃を与えたと明らかにしました。これに対して、イランも報復攻撃を続けていて、フランスやイギリスは、海上交通の安全を確保するためなどとして地中海に軍の艦船を派遣することを明らかにしました。

CNN: Tennessee Air National Guardsman applied to be a hitman online, the FBI says. It was a spoof website and now he's facing charges

A Tennessee Air National Guardsman is facing charges after applying to be a hitman on a spoof "rent-a-hitman" website, according to the Department of Justice.

The Japan Times: Tokyo stocks drop for third day on war in Middle East and growing uncertainty

Concerns are growing that the conflict could drag on and oil prices could rise further.

NHK: 株価 一時2600円超の急落 イラン情勢長期化懸念で世界的株安に

4日の東京株式市場、日経平均株価は一時2600円を超えて急落し、取り引き時間中の下落幅としては過去4番目の大きさとなりました。アメリカなどとイランの間で攻撃の応酬が続き、事態が長期化することへの懸念から、東京市場だけでなくアジアの株式市場でも軒並み株価が下落するなど、世界的な株安となりました。

CNN: Family of victim and survivors of Indianapolis FedEx mass shooting file lawsuit against gun magazine manufacturer and distributors

The family of a victim and several survivors of a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis filed a lawsuit against companies involved in the manufacturing, marketing and sale of the high capacity magazine used by the gunman who killed 8 people and injured several others [...]

The Japan Times: Tokyo High Court orders Unification Church to dissolve

The high court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s decision last year that stripped the group of its status as a religious organization.

NHK: 予算案めぐり 8日に地方公聴会 与党の賛成多数で議決 衆院議運

新年度予算案をめぐり、衆議院議院運営委員会で来週の地方公聴会の開催について採決が行われ、野党が反対する中、与党の賛成多数で議決されました。

CNN: GOP prepared to block vote to replace Feinstein on Senate Judiciary

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday that he hopes to replace Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee with Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland and aims to set up a floor vote on the issue this afternoon, which Republicans are expected to block. [...]

The Japan Times: Taiwan indicts 62 people linked to suspected scam center operator Prince Group

Taipei prosecutors say Taiwan was one of the locations where the group's chairman had funneled funds via shell companies, buying luxury goods, sports cars and real estate.

NHK: 日本から中東に抹茶輸出できず 原油高で家計負担増の試算も

アメリカなどとイランとの間で攻撃の応酬が続く中、中東各地で空域が閉鎖されて民間の航空機への影響が続いています。中東向けに抹茶を輸出する静岡市の製茶会社は、製品を現地に届けることができず、影響が長引くことを懸念しています。

CNN: Anti-abortion doctors urge Supreme Court to keep mifepristone restrictions in place

A group of doctors opposed to abortion asked the Supreme Court Tuesday to restrict access to a key medication abortion drug while other legal challenges play out, as Wednesday night's deadline for the court to act approaches.

The Japan Times: Middle East conflict could affect Japan’s economy significantly, says BOJ's Ueda

Japan’s reliance on Middle Eastern oil has hovered around 90%, the economy ministry has said, with much of that oil traveling through the Strait of Hormuz.

NHK: ホルムズ海峡通過タンカーや貨物船が急減 3日午後1時以降ゼロ

イラン情勢をめぐって、エネルギーの重要な輸送ルートとなっているホルムズ海峡を通過するタンカーと貨物船の数が急減し、日本時間の3日午後1時以降はゼロになっていることが、船の位置情報の分析で分かりました。

CNN: McCarthy makes plea for Republicans to back debt ceiling plan

Speaker Kevin McCarthy made a plea to House Republicans during a closed-door meeting Tuesday morning to back his debt ceiling plan, telling them that although it doesn't have to include everything they want, it will help get him to the negotiating table with President Joe Biden. [...]

The Japan Times: Rennie appointed Robertson's successor as All Blacks coach

The 62-year-old former Wallabies coach beat out Jamie Joseph for one of the biggest jobs in world rugby after an extensive recruitment process.

NHK: トランプ大統領 イラン攻撃決断はなぜ?背景は?

トランプ大統領がイランへの攻撃を決断した経緯や背景についてアメリカの複数のメディアはイスラエルの関与や影響を指摘しています。

CNN: Supreme Court seems sympathetic to postal worker who didn't work Sundays in dispute over religious accommodations

The Supreme Court seemed to side with a former mail carrier, an evangelical Christian, who says the US Postal Service failed to accommodate his request to not work on Sundays.

The Japan Times: Chinese Embassy in Japan issues warning against ‘bumpers’ after viral video

The call for vigilance comes as Tokyo was pushing back against Beijing’s claims that Japan’s safety environment is deteriorating.

CNN: China's economy is off to a solid start, rising 4.5% in Q1 2023

China's economy is off to a solid start in 2023 following its emergence from three years of strict pandemic restrictions.

The Japan Times: WTA players divided on five-set matches proposal at Grand Slams

USTA CEO Craig Tiley has argued that research shows interest grows as a match goes on.

CNN: Even when wives make as much as husbands, they still do more at home

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The Japan Times: Miho Takagi, Japan's most decorated Winter Olympian, announces retirement

The speedskater made her Olympic debut at 15 at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.


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